Good morning boys and girls. Your assignments for today and tomorrow will go live at 9am and the hand-in time will be 4pm on Wednesday for most of them. The HWB/ICT assignment has to be handed in on Friday. I will be on here between 11-12pm and 2-3pm to answer any questions you have regarding work or if you just need a chat.

Remember that ‘Scotland Rocks’ competition is this week and you can go on from 2-7pm each day. Have fun and good luck.

*Can I please remind you that if you do upload your work on your e-portfolio that you let me know through the post on Teams*

 

Numeracy Tuesday 9^th & Wednesday 10^th June

Speed multiplication grid

Look at the link below- if you don’t have a printer write it out on a piece of paper and complete it that way.  Time yourself each day to see how fast you can complete them.  Choose the sheet you want to practise.

*There is a grid for 2 days on the sheet.  You only complete 1 grid at a time.

Times_Tables_Race_master 6x 4x

Times_Tables_Race_master 6x 7x

 

Division Games

Have a look at the link below and try to make your own version to play at home.  All you need is some paper, a paper clip and someone to play with.  You can make up your own rules- you could have a sheet each and see who finishes first or you could take turns about.  It’s up to you.  Have fun!

Try to beat your scores of your times tables from yesterday throughout the week.

 

Literacy Tuesday 9^th & Wednesday 10^th June

Spelling

Weekly spelling words

creature     capture     future     nature     vulture     puncture

 

Common words   

Monday     Tuesday     Wednesday     Thursday     Friday

 

Task 1

Using your spelling words from Monday try to write a silly paragraph using as many of your words as you can.  Try to be as creative as you can and remember to include all aspects of VCOP.  Remember a paragraph is not one long sentence but is made up of several sentences.  You can either underline your spelling words or write them out in captial letters, coloured pencils etc to make them stand out.

 

Task 2

Choose an activity from the spelling grid.  Try to pick one you have not done before.

KS2-Spelling-Menu

 

HWB/ICT

You can write this out or you can word process it attaching pictures or photos.

Think about your year in Primary 4 and present in a way of your choosing.  Things to think about:

*Things you enjoyed

*What were your goals?

*Achievements- this could be in school and out of school

*Special memories

*What are your targets for Primary 5?

 

You can add others things of your choosing- this is your year in Primary 4 and I can’t wait to see what you produce.

You will have until the end of the week to complete this to give you time to make it special.

 

Challenge Calendar

*This is an optional assignment*

Remember to check the Weekly Challenge Calendar channel to see what the challenges are each day.

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning P4. I hope you all had a great weekend and kept yourselves busy. We had lots of fun building lego, going for walks and Eva painted a stone to add to the caterpillar trail in Dunlop.

This morning your assignments will go live at 9am and I will be on here between 10-11am and 2-3pm to answer any questions you have regarding work or if you just need a chat. They do not need to be completed until Wednesday giving you a few days to complete. Tuesday and Wednesday’s assignments will go live at 9am tomorrow.  Remember to do what you can when you can.

The ‘Scotland Rocks’ competition begins today. It is active from 2-7pm from today until Thursday 11^th June. I have attached a PowerPoint explaining the rules of the competition. I have also uploaded the leaderboard from last week to give you a bit of a boost. This is not from the competition- this is what it looked like from last week with the people who tried it out.

Have fun and good luck.

 

Numeracy 8^th June

Task 1

‘Hit the Button’ on Topmarks.  Select division and choose which tables you want to practise but try those you find particularly tricky.

Task 2

Practise your tables and time yourself writing them out and let me know your times.  Try doing the tables you were focusing on last week for your multiplication/division flowers (6x & 7x).

Number Talks

Complete the number problem (567- 235) or (199 – 47).  Remember to write the title of which strategy you are using in each box.  You can write directly on the Number Talks sheet below and upload or write on a piece of paper, take a photo and upload it to your assignments.  You can choose from:

*place value partitioning

*keep a constant difference

*adjusting for easier numbers

 

Use the link below to help remind you of the strategies.

Number Talks Subtraction Visual Aids

 

Literacy 8^th June

Weekly spelling words

creature     capture     future     nature     vulture     puncture

Common words

Monday     Tuesday     Wednesday     Thursday     Friday

 

Using each of your spelling words practise writing your words using the strategies of syllabification, diacritical marking and words within words.  Complete on a word document or piece of paper and upload to assignments.  Remember to ‘add work’ and ‘hand-in’. 

 

Bug Club  (to be completed by Friday 12th June)

 

Continue with your reading book and comprehension.  It is really important that you make sure you read the questions properly and try to answer in as much detail as you can.

 

Sparrows– Beowulf and the Beast  Swifts– The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Haunted House

Swans- Pirate School: Nice Dog!    Seagulls- Pet Finders on the Case

 

*Remember you can upload each part as you do it.  You can then go back to completed assignments and add more work as you go along*

 

Challenge Calendar

*This is an optional assignment*

Each week I will upload the weekly challenge calendar in the new Weekly Challenge Calendar Channel. This way you can chat about or upload any photos of your challenges for your classmates to see.  It also means you can view the calendar each day to remind you of the challenges.

 

‘Scotland Rocks’ competition

This week is the times table competition called ‘Scotland Rocks’ which has been set up for the school to take part in.  It will run from today Monday 8th June until Thursday 11th June where you need to answer as many questions correctly as possible in that four day period and you will have the chance to win prizes and get a certificate.  It will be active from 2-7pm each day.  Here’s your username details and the link to follow.  I have attached a PowerPoint explaining the rules of the competition.  Have fun and good luck!

P4A TTRS Username Labels (1)

Scotland Rocks 2020 PowerPoint

Scotland’s Rocks! competition website

 

HWB- Joyful June

Write down three things that you are grateful for. These could be people, pets, where you live or some activities you have been doing. You could produce a poster or write them down as bullet points with some images. It is totally up to you. Sometimes we can focus on the negative things and forget about all the things we should be thankful for. Have Fun! 

Good morning boys and girls. I can’t believe another week has gone by. It is so good to see all the lovely things you are getting up to and what super work you are all producing.

This morning your assignments will go live at 9am and I will be on here between 11-12pm and 2-3pm to answer any questions you have regarding work or if you just need a chat. Remember to try and upload all your work by 4pm today- if you don’t manage that don’t worry as you have until 4pm on Friday to complete what you can.

Remember this week is Virtual Sports Week where Mr Smith will be providing sports activities on the blog. There will be two activities each day which you will score. At the end of the week you have to email your scores to either your House Captain or Mr Smith and all the scores will be added together to find the overall Sports Week House Champions. Remember to check the school blog each day.

*Can I please remind you that if you do upload your work on your e-portfolio that you let me know through the post on Teams*

Good morning P4. Lots of great work being produced and lovely to see all the hard work you are doing. Your assignments for today and tomorrow will go live at 9am and the hand-in time will be 4pm on Wednesday for most of them. I have put the closing date for them to be Friday 5^th June at 4pm. I will be on here between 11-12pm and 2-3pm to answer any questions you have regarding work or if you just need a chat.

Remember this week is Virtual Sports Week where Mr Smith will be providing sports activities on the blog. There will be two activities each day which you will score. At the end of the week you have to email your scores to either your House Captain or Mr Smith and all the scores will be added together to find the overall Sports Week House Champions. Remember to check the school blog each day.

*Can I please remind you that if you do upload your work on your e-portfolio that you let me know through the post on Teams*

 

Numeracy Tuesday 2nd & Wednesday 3rd June

Division

Using your multiplication/division flowers from Monday complete the worksheets below.  You can decide whether you want to do the 6x or the 7x table division missing numbers worksheet.

For the division wheels complete only what you can.  Remember to try and challenge yourself.  It is extremely important that you continue to revise and consolidate your tables on a weekly basis.

division-facts-missing-numbers-activity-sheet-6x-table

division-facts-missing-numbers-activity-sheet-7x-table

Division wheels

 

 

Number Talks

Complete the number problem (268-146) or (182-53).  Remember to write the title of which strategy you are using in each box.  You can write directly on the Number Talks sheet below and upload or write on a piece of paper, take a photo and upload it to your assignments.  You can choose from:

*place value partitioning

*keep a constant difference

*adjusting for easier numbers

 

Use the link below to help remind you of the strategies.

Number Talks Subtraction Visual Aids

 

Literacy Tuesday 2nd & Wednesday 3rd June

Spelling

Using your spelling words from Monday try to write a silly paragraph using as many of your words as you can.  Try to be as creative as you can and remember to include all aspects of VCOP.

 

Discussion Web

Complete the worksheet below using the question ‘Should children save their allowance (pocket money) or spend it all away?

Discussion web

Bug Club

Continue with your Bug Club reading book.  Remember to refer to the text to help you answer in full.

 

IDL

There are two parts to the topic work this week for you to complete.

Task 1

Have a look at the power point on weather and take some notes.  Complete the worksheet below on ‘How does the weather affect us?’.  You can also ask family members or look at the internet to help with the research.  Unfortunately the answer sheet is included but try to complete without looking at it.  You could perhaps check it after you have completed the sheet.

What is Weather Presentation

How does the weather affect us Activity Sheet – Lower

 

Task 2

Complete the rain cloud science experiment.  Don’t worry if you don’t have food colouring- perhaps you could try it with watered down paint to see if it works.  Have a look at the prompt card to answer questions about your experiment.

Science Experiment

Science Experiment Prompt Card

 

Challenge Calendar

*This is an optional assignment*

Remember to check the Weekly Challenge Calendar channel to see what the challenges are each day.

 

Good morning P4. I hope you all had a super weekend in the lovely sunshine. We spent all our weekend playing in the garden, Eva in her paddling pool and having a BBQ.  I would love to hear what you have all been up to.

This morning your assignments will go live at 9am and I will be on here between 11-12pm and 2-3pm to answer any questions you have regarding work or if you just need a chat. They do not need to be completed until Wednesday giving you a few days to complete. Tuesday and Wednesday’s assignments will go live at 9am tomorrow.

This week is Virtual Sports Week where Mr Smith will be providing sports activities on the blog. There will be two activities each day which you will score. At the end of the week you have to email your scores to either your House Captain or Mr Smith and all the scores will be added together to find the overall Sports Week House Champions. Remember to check the school blog each day.

 

Numeracy 18^th May

Multiplication/division flowers

Look at the link below to create your own multiplication/division flowers.  I would like to create one using either the 6x table or the 7x table.  When complete, practise your tables and ask a family member, when they are not too busy, to test you on both multiplication and division (for example what is 7 times 6 or what is 56 divided by 7).

 

Literacy 18^th May

Weekly spelling words

sign     gnome     design     gnaw     reign

Common words

list     most     must     high     late

Look over your weekly spelling words and practise these with a family member.  Try and challenge yourself and see what other ‘gn’ (as in sign) words you can find.

 

PCM

Complete the worksheet using the links below.

*You do not need to copy out the worksheet if you don’t have a printer.  Just complete the work on the sheet on a piece of paper*

Sparrows PCM

Swifts PCM

Swans PCM

Seagulls PCM

 

Bug Club  (to be completed by Friday 5th June)

Continue with your reading book and comprehension.  It is really important that you make sure you read the questions properly and try to answer in as much detail as you can.

 

Sparrows– How do they make … Bikes   Swifts– Earth’s Amazing Environments  Swans- About Earth    Seagulls- Mixed-up Myths

 

*Remember you can upload each part as you do it.  You can then go back to completed assignments and add more work as you go along*

 

Challenge Calendar

*This is an optional assignment*

Each week I will upload the weekly challenge calendar in the new Weekly Challenge Calendar Channel. This way you can chat about or upload any photos of your challenges for your classmates to see.  It also means you can view the calendar each day to remind you of the challenges.

 

Kindness Path- rock painting

In my hometown there is a group called Annick Rocks!  Boys and girls paint rocks and hide them around the town for others to find.  When you find one you take it and hide it somewhere new for someone else to find.  Unfortunately due to what is happening just now it is not safe for boys and girls to pick up stones, so instead they have been painting their stones and creating a kindness path in the park leading to a fairy garden.  I thought it would be a lovely idea if you all painted your own and started your own kindness path at home for your own garden.  When we return to school, and it is safe to do so, we can bring our rocks in and make a kindness path in the school garden.  Happy painting!

Good morning P4. I hope you all had a lovely long weekend and made the most of things. I would love to hear what you got up to and see some pictures of your adventures. There are a few assignments going on today but remember to try your best and do what you can when you can. Mrs Green and I are very proud with how you have all been coping so give yourselves a bit pat on the back!

This morning your assignments will go live at 9am and I will be on here between 11-12pm and 2-3pm to answer any questions you have regarding work or if you just need a chat.  This will be your work for the week.

*Feel free to complete the daily Joe Wick’s programme or the one Mr Smith put on the Blog.

*Can I please remind you that if you do upload your work on your e-portfolio that you let me know through the post on Teams**Can I please remind you that if you do upload your work on your e-portfolio that you let me know through the post on Teams*

 

Numeracy 27^th May

Multiplication work- complete only Exercise 1 in Chapter 5.  Complete on a word document and attach to send to me or you can write it out, take a picture of it and upload to your assignment.

*You will find this on the maths homework tab- Coral Homework Chapter 5 Whole Numbers 2.

 

HAM Games

Protractors/Ruler- Pesky Pests (game 59)

Calculators- Beetle Bump (game 33)

 

*Look at ‘Scotland Rocks’ competition assignment.

 

Literacy 27^th May

You are going to write an acrostic poem based on pets.  Look at the sheet below to help you and also follow and complete the self-assessment sheet as a checklist for yourself.  You can write out on paper and include illustrations to enhance your poem.

Acrostic poem

Acrostic self-assessment

 

Bug Club  (to be completed by Friday 5^th June)

Continue with your reading book and comprehension.  It is really important that you make sure you read the questions properly and try to answer in as much detail as you can.

 

Sparrows– How do they make … Bikes Swifts– Earth’s Amazing Environments  Swans- About Earth Seagulls- Mixed-up Myths

*Remember you can upload each part as you do it.  You can then go back to completed assignments and add more work as you go along*

 

Challenge Calendar

*This is an optional assignment*

Each week I will upload a weekly challenge calendar to celebrate specific days of the year with suggested fun activities to do to celebrate that day.  Don’t feel like you have to take part every single day, just do what you can.  If you have a different idea to the one suggested feel free to be as creative as you can.  You can share on Teams if you like but you don’t have to.  Have fun!

Remember to press ‘hand-in’ so I know you have completed it.

 

‘Scotland Rocks’ competition

There is going to be a times table competition called ‘Scotland Rocks’ which has been set up for the school to take part in.  It will run from the 8th-11th June where you need to answer as many questions correctly as possible in that four day period and you will have the chance to win prizes and get a certificate.  The trial has begun so you can log on any time before the competition week to choose an Avatar and practise your tables.  The website will give you a ‘Gig’ to do when you first go on and sets the level that you will work on.  Here’s your username details and the link to follow.  Looks fun!

‘Scotland Rocks’ competition website

P4A TTRS Username Labels (1)

IDL- Weather around the World

Take a look at the attached Powerpoint to find out about weather around the world. Then, we would like you to find out as much as you can about weather in the United States of America.

What climate zones is the USA part of?

Where is the warmest and coldest place in the USA?

What extreme weather happens in the USA?

Where would you prefer to live in the USA?

You can make a PowerPoint/Word Document/Poster to display your information. Feel free to include images and decoration.

t-t-5210-climates-around-the-world-powerpoint_ver_6 (1)

 

 

 

Good morning P4. I hope you all have a great day today and are enjoying your daily tasks. Remember to do what you can when you can and don’t worry or stress about school work. We want you to have fun with your learning! I will be on here between 11-12pm and 2-3pm to answer any questions you have regarding work or if you just need a chat.

Remember to try and upload all your work by 4pm today- if you don’t manage that don’t worry as you have until 4pm on Friday to complete what you can.

You can also go on to YouTube and go to ‘Mr Colvin The Daily Daft’ and try out today’s challenge. Have fun and I look forward to seeing all your work and the activities you have been doing.

*Can I please remind you that if you do upload your work on your e-portfolio that you let me know through the post on Teams*

 

 

 

 

Good morning boys and girls. Hopefully the rain isn’t too bad and you manage to get outside for some of the day. Eva and I managed a walk in the rain yesterday and jumped in puddles and walked in the river. What things do you like to do on rainy days?

Your assignments for today and tomorrow will go live at 10am and the hand-in time will be 4pm on Wednesday for most of them. I have put the closing date for them to be Friday 15^th May at 4pm. I will be on here between 11-12pm and 2-3pm to answer any questions you have regarding work or if you just need a chat. You can also go on YouTube and do Mr Colvn’s Daily Daft Challenge. Remember to have a look at the Challenge Calendar from yesterday to see what to do for the rest of the week. Have a fun day.

*Can I please remind you that if you do upload your work on your e-portfolio that you let me know through the post on Teams*

 

Numeracy Tuesday 19^th & Wednesday 20^th May

Look at the links below and have some fun with members of your family.  If you can’t print the games off just write the numbers on a piece of paper for the ‘4-in-a-row’ game and write out the sums for ‘Emoji code breaking’.  You don’t need to draw the emojis- just write out the numbers.  Unfortunately the answer sheet is attached for the code breaker but please don’t look at this part.

 

‘Hit the Button’ on Topmarks.  Choose which times tables you want to practise but try those you find particularly tricky.  Look at any other sites where you can play online games- remember to challenge yourself.

 

Number Talks

Complete the number problem (287-145) or (148-26).  Remember to write the title of which strategy you are using in each box.  You can write directly on the Number Talks sheet below and upload or write on a piece of paper, take a photo and upload it to your assignments.  You can choose from:

*place value partitioning

*keep a constant difference

*adjusting for easier numbers

Use the link below to help remind you of the strategies.

Number Talks Subtraction Visual Aids

 

Literacy Tuesday 19^th May & Wednesday 20^th May

Complete only Task 1 and Task 2.  If you don’t have a dictionary at home then look the words up online.  If using the internet leave the page number column blank.

Dictionary skills

Family game

You can play this with anybody in your house who is free or you can do it on your own.

Word Race: Each family member will need paper and a pencil for this game. Family members take turns to choose a word for play by randomly choosing a page of the dictionary and then finding the longest word on the page. The chooser writes the word on a piece of paper and places it in centre of table. Each family member then writes as many words as they can, using only the letters of the chosen word, in a two-minute time limit. The winner of each round is the person who finds the most words. You can increase the difficulty of the game by making a rule that words must have at least four letters.

 

Bug Club

Continue with your Bug Club reading book.  Remember to refer to the text to help you answer in full.

This week, we should like you to watch a DVD of your choice and take notes while you are watching it.

 

DVD & Comic Strip (to be handed in by Friday 22^nd May)

This week, we would like you to watch a DVD of your choice and take notes while you are watching it. Then, we would like you to create an amazing comic strip to retell the story you watched. This should be on a piece of paper and divided into little boxes with each box telling a different part of the story, or on computer using a drawing package or creative typing. You have a few days to do this so enjoy the movie with your family and popcorn and then make up a fabulous Comic Strip.

I’ve attached a Comic Strip Template but you don’t have to use this if you other ideas.

Have fun.

 

Nature Collage

Go exploring in your garden and collect interesting and odd things in a bag or a bucket.  Create your own art masterpiece using the items you have collected.  You can glue these to a piece of card or paper or make a design on the garden path.  You can use any additional supplies you may have in the house to help you complete your creations.  Look at the link below for some inspiration.  I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

 

Challenge Calendar 19^th & 20^th May

*This is an optional assignment*

Over the next two days the challenges are May Ray Day where you can go outside for a walk or play in your garden and Be a Millionaire Day where you can plan what you would do if you won the lottery.  You can photograph what you do and upload it your assignment or post on the General chat.  Remember to click ‘hand-in’ so I know you have taken part.

Good morning P4. I hope you all had a lovely weekend are were able to switch off and relax. I know some of you are finding it difficult being away from friends and family but we are here if there is anything we can do to help and please let us know how we can make things easier for you. The most important thing is that you feel happy and safe. Mrs Green and I are setting lots of different assignments for you but please don’t feel worried or anxious if you are not able to complete them all. Some of them are optional- we are just trying to make sure you have tasks available to keep you occupied if you need them. Remember mum and dad can get in touch with Mrs Green and myself through our emails if they want to have a chat about anything.

This morning your assignments will go live at 10am and I will be on here between 11-12pm and 2-3pm to answer any questions you have regarding work or if you just need a chat. They do not need to be completed until Wednesday giving you a few days to complete. Tuesday and Wednesday’s assignments will go live at 10am tomorrow, just as we did last week.

*Feel free to complete the daily Joe Wick’s programme or the one Mr Smith put on the Blog.

*Can I please remind you that if you do upload your work on your e-portfolio that you let me know through the post on Teams**Can I please remind you that if you do upload your work on your e-portfolio that you let me know through the post on Teams*

 

Numeracy 18^th May

Snap Game – Use card/paper to make your own times table snap game. Have one card for the answer e.g. 25 and one card with the sum e.g. 5×5. You can mix as many times tables as you want and make as many cards as you want. Try and keep the cards the same size and make sure they match up with another card.

1. Pass out the cards to the players and make sure they are all mixed up.
2. First player puts down their card e.g. 25 and the person that has the matching multiplication (5×5) would put theirs on top.  The same if one person puts down the multiplication card e.g. 4×6 the person with the matching answer (24) would put theirs on top.
3. The winner is the first person to get rid of all their cards

Number Talks

Complete the number problem (367-145) or (146-43).  Remember to write the title of which strategy you are using in each box.  You can write directly on the Number Talks sheet below and upload or write on a piece of paper, take a photo and upload it to your assignments.  You can choose from:

*place value partitioning

*keep a constant difference

*adjusting for easier numbers

Use the link below to help remind you of the strategies.

Number Talks Subtraction Visual Aids

 

Literacy 18^th May

Weekly spelling words

push     cushion     octopus     pulley     bulletin

Common words

put     different     light     sentence     stop

Look over your weekly spelling words and practise these with a family member.  Try and challenge yourself and see what other ‘u’ (as in push) words you can find.

Can you create a picture with the drawings of your spelling words.  Do not write the words, create a scene with the pictures representing this week’s words and upload to assignments.

 

Bug Club  (to be completed by Friday 22nd May)

Continue with your reading book and comprehension.  It is really important that you make sure you read the questions properly and try to answer in as much detail as you can.

Sparrows– Rocket Ronnie and the Vortex of Doom Swifts– Fang Family: Fright at the Fair  Swans- Mae in the Middle: Super Sleuth Seagulls- Rocket Ronnie and the Bleekoids

*Remember you can upload each part as you do it.  You can then go back to completed assignments and add more work as you go along*

 

Challenge Calendar

*This is an optional assignment*

Each week I will upload a weekly challenge calendar to celebrate specific days of the year with suggested fun activities to do to celebrate that day.  Don’t feel like you have to take part every single day, just do what you can.  If you have a different idea to the one suggested feel free to be as creative as you can.  You can share on Teams if you like but you don’t have to.  Have fun!

If you complete the challenge today (Monday 18th May) please press ‘hand-in’ so I know you have completed it.  It would be nice to see pictures of what you chosen or even made.

IDL

Why do climates change?

Task 1

Look at Marina Ventura’s Climate Explorers and write down why climates change in a few bullet points- add to your research from last week.  You can add illustrations and diagrams to your research for a more professional look. This part has to be handed in by Wednesday 20th May.

 

Task 2

Begin to keep a weather diary for the week.  Try to complete as many of the columns as you can- look up the weather forecast on the internet for help (today’s weather forecast) and complete the table.  This part has to be handed in next Monday 25th so you can complete the diary for the whole week.

weather_diary

 

*Next week we’ll be finding out about climates/weather from other countries.

Good morning P4. I hope you are all finding the assignments manageable and are having fun with them. There should be lots to keep you occupied. Today is Numeracy Day so if you have completed all the tasks set you can do Sumdog, go on numeracy websites such as Topmarks, play some card games or make up a numeracy scavenger hunt of your own- the options are endless. Remember to challenge yourself and have fun.

I will be on here between 11-12pm and 2-3pm to answer any questions you have regarding work or if you just need a chat.

Remember to try and upload all your work by 4pm today- if you don’t manage that don’t worry as you have until 4pm on Friday to complete what you can.

This morning I’ll ask Kate to make up a fun morning starter challenge and you can post it in the Playground Channel.

You can also go on to YouTube and go to ‘Mr Colvin The Daily Daft’ and try out today’s challenge. Have fun and I look forward to seeing all your work and the activities you have been doing.

*Can I please remind you that if you do upload your work on your e-portfolio that you let me know through the post on Teams*